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Mental health support abroad: advice by country

Country-specific information for British nationals affected by mental health issues abroad including how to get support.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Published: 30 April 2021
• Last updated: 3 October 2025
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  1. 3 October 2025

     Guidance for Maldives added.

  2. 17 June 2025

     Guidance for Vietnam added.

  3. 29 April 2025

     Guidance for Armenia added.

  4. 28 January 2025

     Added the "Brazil: mental health abroad" document in collection.

  5. 30 January 2024

     Added China: mental health support abroad

  6. 17 June 2022

     Added 'Belgium: mental health support abroad' guidance

  7. 30 April 2021

     First published.

A

• Armenia: mental health support abroad
  • 18 June 2026
  • Guidance
• Austria: mental health support abroad
  • 15 July 2026
  • Guidance

B

• Bahrain: mental health support abroad
  • 20 July 2026
  • Guidance
• Bangladesh: mental health support abroad
  • 28 July 2025
  • Guidance
• Belgium: mental health abroad
  • 20 January 2026
  • Guidance
• Brazil: mental health abroad
  • 28 January 2025
  • Guidance

C

• Canada: mental health support abroad
  • 3 February 2022
  • Guidance
• China: mental health support abroad
  • 4 November 2025
  • Guidance

E

• Ecuador: mental health support abroad
  • 10 July 2026
  • Guidance
• Mental health support for British nationals in Estonia
  • 11 September 2026
  • Guidance

F

• France: mental health abroad
  • 30 May 2025
  • Guidance

G

• Greece: mental health support abroad
  • 27 March 2023
  • Guidance
• Germany: mental health support abroad
  • 30 September 2025
  • Guidance

I

• Israel: mental health support abroad
  • 27 October 2025
  • Guidance
• Italy: mental health support abroad
  • 10 March 2026
  • Guidance

J

• Mental health support for British nationals in Japan
  • 11 May 2022
  • Guidance

M

• Mexico: mental health support abroad
  • 15 January 2026
  • Guidance
• Maldives: mental health support
  • 3 October 2025
  • Guidance

N

• Nepal: mental health support abroad
  • 1 July 2025
  • Guidance

O

• Mental health support for British nationals in Oman
  • 25 August 2025
  • Guidance

P

• Pakistan: mental health support abroad
  • 21 September 2023
  • Guidance
• Mental health support for British nationals in Panama
  • 10 September 2026
  • Guidance
• Mental health support for British nationals in Portugal
  • 2 September 2026
  • Guidance

Q

• Qatar: mental health support abroad
  • 20 April 2026
  • Guidance

R

• Mental health support for British nationals in Russia
  • 3 September 2026
  • Guidance

S

• Spain: mental health support abroad
  • 20 May 2024
  • Guidance
• Sri Lanka: mental health support
  • 27 January 2022
  • Guidance

T

• Tajikistan: mental health support abroad
  • 19 May 2026
  • Guidance
• Mental health support for British nationals in Tunisia
  • 9 October 2025
  • Guidance
• Turkey: mental health support abroad
  • 6 June 2023
  • Guidance

U

• Ukraine: mental health support abroad
  • 10 September 2024
  • Guidance
• Mental health support for British nationals in Uzbekistan
  • 13 March 2026
  • Guidance

V

• Mental health support for British nationals in Venezuela
  • 3 September 2026
  • Guidance
• Vietnam: mental health support abroad
  • 17 June 2025
  • Guidance